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Serving Proudly As The Voice Of Valley County Since 1913
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John Mervin Dirks, 86, of Savage, Mont., passed away from natural causes on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at the Sidney Health Center in Sidney. He was born Sept. 14, 1928, in Dalmeny, Saskatchewan, Canada, the son of Abraham and Adeline Dirks. On April 7, 1955, he married Linda Wall in Lustre. They moved to Lambert, Mont., where he worked on the farm as a young man until they moved to Mt. Lake in 1958, where he worked construction with his brother, Art. Later they moved to Omaha, Neb., from 1959 to...
Lola (Penner) Pyle, 91, a daughter of Henry and Mary Penner, was born in Dallas, Ore., on Dec. 12, 1923. Her parents and family later moved to Larslan, Mont., where they lived on a wheat farm. Lola graduated from Glasgow High School in 1942. Thereafter, she was employed as an office manager/nurse for a medical practice in Glasgow. During this time, she met David Pyle, (nephew to Dr. Minnick, pioneer physician from the homestead era in Saco). She and David were later married in 1951 in Bristol,...
Norma June (Van De Riet) Baker, age 80, of Fort Peck, Mont., passed away Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, in Billings, Mont. She was born on Jan. 8, 1934, in Great Falls, Mont., to Harry and Bess (Kale) Van De Riet. She often spoke of her wonderful memories growing up in Sun River, Mont. She attended Golden Ridge Elementary and graduated from Fairfield High School where she enjoyed playing in the pep and marching band. She went on to attend Northern Montana College and briefly taught school in Bynum,...
Arthur Ray St. Germaine Sr. (Tatanka Iyankahan) "Running Buffalo," 88, died peacefully from natural causes on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point, Mont. He was born on May 13, 1926, in Wolf Point, to Frank and Theresa St. Germaine. He attended schools in Wolf Point. He enlisted into the United States Army Air Force on July 18, 1944. He received an honorable discharge July 19, 1946. He married Elizabeth Cantrell and to this union one child was born (Artis). He later...
I passed from a wide assortment of ailments on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. My choice was not to have a funeral as those who knew me would understand (at age 82). My life began in Wishek, N.D., born to Charles Frederick and Ella (Reick) Alsberg, wonderful parents, on Aug. 31, 1932. It was the Golden Era of "Children should be seen and not heard," and my sister Betty Clara Adams and her husband, Jerry, and brother John Gordon Alsberg and his wife, Linda, often joked about this. After graduation from Na...
Alberta B. Gibson, 71, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2014, at her home in Wolf Point, Mont. She was born April 6, 1943, in Bismarck, N.D., to Floyd and Ruby Cowles. She grew up with her two sisters, Roberta and Wanda, helping their folks work cattle, riding and enjoying the ranching life. She attended school in Wyola and graduated high school in Lodge Grass. She married Dale Gibson on June 10, 1961, and two sons were born to this union, Shane and Shawn. She and Dale were later divorced. She lo...
Kaycee Jean (Johnson) Hoffbauer, 55, died at Rapid City Regional Hospital on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, surrounded by her loving family and close friends. She died after a short but courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 10, 1959, in Glasgow, Mont., to Helen C. (Clark ) and William G. Johnson. She attended grade school at St. Raphael's and Southside Elementary School in Glasgow. She attended high school at Notre Dame High in Powers Lake, N.D., and graduated with high honors from...
Mary Lou (Poyser) Hopson, 76, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014, at Trinity Hospital in Wolf Point. Lou was the third of four children, born Feb. 18, 1938, to Oscar and Pauline (Park) Poyser in Harlan County, Neb. She graduated from high school in Almena, Kan., in 1955, and from Brown Mackie School of Business in Salina, Kan. In 1956, she met the love of her life, Harry Hopson, and they were married a year later in Almena. She and Harry moved to Wolf Point in 1957 and stayed for one year...
Hazel (Dohi) Shiroishi, 96, of Lander Wyo., passed away Aug. 31, surrounded by her family. As per her request, no services will be held. Hazel and her late husband, William T. Shiroishi, long-time residents of Phillips County, owned and operated a farm/ranch near Malta for over 60 years. Besides helping with the farm/ranch, she raised three children, and a huge garden and many chickens. She was an excellent cook and baker. Her friends and neighbors came to enjoy her raised donuts, shrimp...
Daniel L. Jensen, 83, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Frances Mahon Deaconess Hospital in Glasgow, Mont. He was born on June 23, 1931, on the family farm near Grenora, N.D., to Jens C. and Selma (Thoeny) Jensen, the 10th of 11 children. His mother died when he was 5 years old and he lived with various aunts and uncles, attending schools in Thoeny, Grenora and Seattle, Wash. He began working at a very young age for a construction company and other jobs until returning to Hinsdale a...
Robert Milferd Rorvig, age 100, of Glasgow, died on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. He was born in Minnesota on his grandparents' farm on Jan. 2, 1914, to Nels and Minnie Rorvig. He lived in the Litchville area of North Dakota until he was 2 years old when he and his family moved to a homestead about 40 miles north of Frazer in Montana. They came by train with livestock and some household and farm machinery in November of 1916. Nels owned a threshing machine...
Our beloved Darla Dee Broken Leg-Crow, 50, made her journey into the spirit world, to be with her heavenly father, on Nov. 29, 2014. A vigil service will be held Friday, Dec. 5, at 7 p.m. and funeral services will be held Saturday, Dec. 6, at 10 a.m., all at the James Black Dog Cultural Center in Fort Kipp, Mont. Interment will be in Fort Kipp Cemetery in Fort Kipp. She was born on Sept. 25, 1964, in Poplar, Mont., to George and Velma (Longhair) Broken Leg. She lived most her life in Brockton...
I passed from a wide assortment of ailments on Monday, Nov. 24, 2014. My choice was not to have a funeral as those who knew me would understand (at age 82). My life began in Wishek, North Dakota born to Charles Frederick and Ella Alsberg (Reick), wonderful parents, on August 31, 1932. It was the Golden Era of "Children should be seen and not heard" and my sister Betty Clara (Jerry) Adams and brother John Gordon (Linda) Alsberg often joked about this. After graduation from Nashua Montana High...
Dorothy Mae (Kjelstrup) Billingsley, 86, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, from natural causes at the Billings Clinic after spending her last few years at Eagle Cliff Manor in Billings. The daughter of Ed and Hazel Kjelstrup, she was born in Williston, N.D., on Dec. 27, 1927. She was united in marriage to Charles H. Billingsley Jr. on Dec. 22, 1946, at the Methodist church in Glasgow. They lived and ranched in Glasgow their entire life. For many years she played bridge and bowled. She enjoyed w...
Richard H. “Dick” Gilluly, 82, a native of Glasgow, died of natural causes Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, in a Missoula hospital. A memorial service is pending. He was born in 1931 in Glasgow, the son of Sam and Esther Gilluly. He attended local schools before serving in the U.S. Army. He later attended the University of Montana. He worked for newspapers in Montana, Maryland and Massachusetts for many years. Since retiring, he lived in Billings and Anaconda. Survivors include five children, six grandchildren and two brothers....
Brett Robert Norman, 17, died from a vehicle accident east of Nashua, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. He was born into our family on May 5, 1997, to Robert and Penny Norman, in Salem Ore. We were so happy for a third son and Mama especially delighted in his chubby little self. As a child, he was full of life. He loved his binkie. He had a hearty, contagious laugh. He loved to snuggle, especially with his daddy. He was always ready to go along on the next adventure with his dad, and brothers...
Olga Grant, 96, dies from natural causes Nov. 9 at the Valley View Nursing Home in Glasgow. Family services will be held later in the summer of 2014. Interment will be in the Highland Cemetery in Glasgow. She was born on the family farm in the Grain community north of Nashua, daughter of Mikal and Bergit Torgerson. She attended a country school there, later attending and graduating from Nashua High School. After that she worked as a secretary in Glasgow. During that time she met Bud Grant at a c...
On the morning of Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, our beloved son, husband, father and friend, Cole Derick Hammond, 31, left this earth too soon. Visitation will be Friday, Nov. 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services will be held Saturday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at the Dahl Funeral Chapel in Billings with a luncheon to follow. His ashes will be laid to rest in a private family ceremony at a later date in Saco. Born Jan. 26, 1983, he was raised in the small town of Saco,...
Brett Norman, 17, died from a vehicle accident east of Nashua, Mont., on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at 10 a.m. at the Evangelical Church in Glasgow. Interment will be on the family farm near Lustre. A more complete obituary will appear in next week’s paper. Bell Mortuary of Glasgow is in charge of arrangements....
On Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, Ashley (Brown) Banter's journey in life continued as she was received into the arms of her Lord after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 26 years old. Throughout that battle, she was an inspiration to her friends, family, doctors and nurses that treated her. She was born in Muncie, Ind., Dec. 11, 1987, to William Brown and Diane Fitzjarrell (Cox). She attended Albany Elementary School and then Anderson Community Schools, where she graduated in 2006. After...
Brent W. Magill departed his earthly dwelling for his final adventure on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, with his loving companion, Pat Hallett, at his side. He was the eldest child of four born to Walter H. and Josephine Alice (Russell) Magill, born on June 2, 1934, in Sheridan, Wyo. His brother, Keith, joined him three years later and their sister, Karen, followed in another year after the family relocated to Cheyenne, Wyo. That was the beginning of a childhood that covered many towns in Wyoming,...
Ruth E. Olsen, 92, passed away on Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at Valley View Nursing Home. Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, with interment in Highland Cemetery. She was born April 29, 1922, in Glasgow to Henrik P. and Anna M. (Poulsen) Olsen, Danish immigrants. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Glasgow High School in 1942. She was employed by FW Woolworth for 26 years, retiring in 1987. She enjoyed her time at FW Woolworth,...
Darrell Keith Todd, Wapaha Sa, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014, at the Faith Lutheran Home in Wolf Point after a long battle with cancer. A vigil service will be recited Wednesday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m. and funeral services will be held Thursday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m., all at the Brockton Cultural Center in Brockton, followed by interment in the Riverview Cemetery in Brockton. He was born on Feb. 9, 1954, in Frazer, Mont., to Donald K. Todd (deceased) and Marietta Blount Four Bear. He grew up in...
Timothy Mark Allen, "Big Uncle Tim," 58, died at his home in Saco on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014. Memorial services will be at a later date. Cremation has taken place. He was born Oct. 14, 1956, in Yakima, Wash., and raised in Shelton, Wash. He had a very successful college career, starting out with a scholarship for wrestling and ending in owning his very own forestry services called Allen Forestry Service. He was a hard-working, dedicated, loyal, kind-hearted, amazing man who will never be forgott...
Rose (Beauchman) Gay, 82, died from natural causes at her home in Glasgow, Mont., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014. Funeral services will be held Friday, Oct. 31, at 11 a.m. at the First Lutheran Church in Glasgow, with Pastor Scott Hedegaard officiating, followed by interment in the Glasgow Highland Cemetery, resting together with her husband, Don. Cremation has taken place. She was born in Wolf Point, Mont., on Oct. 10, 1932, to Thomas and Victoria (LaRoque) Beauchman where she attended school. She...
